Some said that it was the most harsh scoring they've seen in the history of the show Sign up to our email newsletter for daily updates on what's happening in and around Birmingham We have more newsletters One of Birmingham's best chefs has been called 'brutal' and 'harsh' following the scoring he dished out on this week's episode of Great
British Menu. The Opheem restauranteur featured as a veteran judge on Tuesday's episode of the show, critiquing the food of four Northern
Irish cooks. Aktar, who won Gordon Ramsay's F Word and the Great British Menu in 2011, gave low scores to those competing, with some viewers labelling him 'savage' for the feedback. The judge was reviewing dishes cooked by Gemma Austin, John
Hollywood, Kerry Roper and Matt Jordan, who were competing for a chance to cook at a banquet celebrating 65 years of Paddington Bear. At the end of the first round, Aktar gave the chefs a six, four, three and three respectively, MyLondon reports . One viewer tweeted: "That was savage!” while another said: "That was a brutal start!" Read more: I tried Glynn Purnell's favourite pizza joint and it left 'Birmingham's best restaurant' in the dust Another added: "Good god is this the worst round ever. OMG." Some viewers understood why Aktar was being so 'brutal', with one writing: "At last, some brutal but honest scoring! Would love same judge every week!". Of Aktar's scoring, another view wrote: "Oooo wow! I've never seen them score so low." Stay up-to-date with food and drink news from across the city with our weekly Brum Food Club newsletter , delivered from us to you, direct to your inbox . Read more: This restaurant is now ranked as Birmingham's best - only a month after opening Peaky Blinders star spotted eating at 'Birmingham's best Indian restaurant' The two Birmingham restaurants named among the UK's best for brunch or lunch this Mother's Day I went to 'the worst Wetherspoon' in the West Midlands and the experience was better than expected Moseley restaurant closes for good after plans for
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